This works:
$(this).find("option:selected").parent().attr("label")
I believe :selected reads the property then the attribute, whereas @selected
reads just the attribute.
See:
http://www.nabble.com/Getting-the-TEXT-of-an-option-tag%2C-not-the-value.-tf1919282.html#a7939730
~Philip
George Adamson wrote:
>
> I hope I've understood this correctly.
> Perhaps try something along the lines of this in the function (not
> tested)...
>
> var myOptGrpLabel =
> $(this).find("[EMAIL PROTECTED]").parents("OPTGROUP").attr("label");
> /* ... do something with myOptGrpLabel... */
>
> The parents("OPTGROUP") could be overkill, maybe just .parent() is enough
> if you're sure the option elements are in an optgroup.
>
> George
>
>
>
> GreyCells wrote:
>>
>> I'd like to be able to display the optgroup label attribute value after a
>> select list is changed. This is what I have so far, but I think I'm
>> heading down the wrong track, because a) I want the optgroup label value,
>> not the selected option value and b) I don't want to keep appending if
>> the user changes the selection more than once...
>>
>> $(document).ready(function() {
>> $('#MySelect').change( function() {
>> $('#MySelect').after('('+$('#MySelect').val()+')');
>> } ) ;
>> });
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated :)
>>
>> ~Philip
>>
>
>
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